Auxiliary therapeutic apparatus for meridians and collaterals

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary supplies, and particularly relates to a meridian auxiliary therapeutic apparatus. The device comprises a wearing part and a pressing main body; the wearing part can be worn on a limb, and a main control board is arranged on the wearing part; the number of the pressing bodies is multiple, the pressing bodies are arranged on the wearing body in the length direction of the wearing part in a sliding mode, monitoring probes used for monitoring the heart rate are arranged on the pressing bodies, and the monitoring probes are in signal connection with the main control panel. According to the main and collateral channel auxiliary therapeutic apparatus, the heart rate of a wearer can be monitored through the monitoring probe, the heart state of the wearer is judged according to the monitored heart rate information, and if the heart rate is irregular, the main control board can control the pressing main body to act so that the monitoring probe on the pressing main body can press the corresponding acupuncture point of the wearer, and the therapeutic effect is improved. Therefore, the symptom of arrhythmia of the wearer is relieved, and the situation of excessive fatigue of the heart is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of medical auxiliary products technology, and specifically relates to a meridian auxiliary therapy device that can automatically start based on collected data to realize traditional Chinese medicine meridian therapy. Background Technology

[0002] Irregular heart rate refers to a heart rate that deviates from the normal range; among them,

[0003] A heart rate between 160 and 220 beats per minute is often referred to as paroxysmal tachycardia.

[0004] A heart rate below 60 beats per minute (generally above 40 beats per minute) is called sinus bradycardia.

[0005] A heart rate below 40 beats per minute should raise suspicion of atrioventricular block.

[0006] A heart rate that is too fast, exceeding 160 beats per minute or falling below 40 beats per minute, is mostly seen in patients with heart disease. These patients often experience symptoms such as palpitations, chest tightness, and discomfort in the precordial region.

[0007] Currently, besides medication (such as amiodarone), there are no other adjunctive therapies or physical therapies to alleviate symptoms of arrhythmia, palpitations, and tremors. The most commonly used drug, amiodarone, can cause serious and irreversible side effects, such as inhibiting various ion channels in the heart, potentially leading to bradycardia; sometimes causing thyroid dysfunction; and often resulting in liver damage from toxins, which may affect liver health.

[0008] Therefore, treating arrhythmia, palpitations, and tremors with medication carries a significant risk of drug side effects. Thus, the development of a simple-to-operate auxiliary treatment device without serious side effects is a technical problem urgently needing to be solved by those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0009] This invention provides a meridian-assisted therapeutic device to solve the technical problem in the prior art where the use of drugs to treat arrhythmia, palpitations, and tremors carries the risk of significant drug side effects.

[0010] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0011] A meridian-assisted therapeutic device includes a wearable part and a pressing main body;

[0012] The wearable part can be worn on the limbs, and the wearable part is provided with a main control board;

[0013] There are multiple pressing bodies, which are slidably disposed on the wearable part along the length direction of the wearable part, and each pressing body is provided with a monitoring probe for monitoring heart rate, and the monitoring probe is signal connected to the main control board;

[0014] The main control board can control the pressure and duration of the acupressure point applied by the monitoring probe based on the heart rate information monitored by the monitoring probe.

[0015] To better realize this utility model, the above structure is further optimized by providing an on / off switch on the wearable part, which is electrically connected to the main control board.

[0016] To better realize this utility model, further optimizations are made to the above structure. An electric shock module is provided on the wearable part, and the main control board is electrically connected to the monitoring probe through the electric shock module.

[0017] To better realize this utility model, further optimizations are made to the above structure, wherein the pressing body includes a slip ring and a pressing airbag;

[0018] The slip ring is slidably sleeved on the wearable part along the length direction of the wearable part;

[0019] The wearable part is provided with a pressing port, the pressing airbag covers the inner wall of the slip ring corresponding to the pressing port, and the monitoring probe is disposed on the side of the pressing airbag facing the pressing port.

[0020] To better realize this utility model, the above structure is further optimized. The wearable part is a circular cylindrical structure with openings at both ends. The pressing port is provided on the side wall of the wearable part, and both ends of the pressing port extend to the openings at both ends of the wearable part.

[0021] To better realize this utility model, the above structure is further optimized by providing a slide on the outer side wall of the wearable part, and the slide extends along the length direction of the wearable part.

[0022] The slip ring is provided with a groove corresponding to the position of the slide block, and the slip ring is slidably mounted on the wearable part through the cooperation of the groove and the slide block.

[0023] To better realize this utility model, the above structure is further optimized by providing a limiting part on the wearable part, and the limiting part extends along the length direction of the wearable part;

[0024] The slip ring is provided with a locking part at the position corresponding to the limiting part, and the slip ring is positioned by the cooperation of the locking part and the limiting part.

[0025] To better realize this utility model, further optimization is made to the above structure, wherein the limiting part is a rack, and the locking teeth of the limiting part are disposed away from the wearing part;

[0026] The locking part is an elastic protrusion, and the locking part is locked in the locking teeth of the limiting part.

[0027] To better realize this utility model, further optimizations are made to the above structure. The main control board is equipped with an intelligent algorithm for controlling the pressure and duration of the acupoint pressing by the monitoring probe.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, this utility model has the following advantages:

[0029] The meridian-assisted therapy device provided by this utility model can monitor the wearer's heart rate through a monitoring probe and judge the wearer's heart condition based on the monitored heart rate information. If there is an irregular heart rate, the main control board will control the pressing body to press the monitoring probe on the pressing body to press on the corresponding acupoint of the wearer, thereby relieving the wearer's symptoms of irregular heart rate and avoiding excessive fatigue of the heart. Attached Figure Description

[0030] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a meridian-assisted therapy device according to this utility model;

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the pressing body in a meridian-assisted therapeutic instrument according to this utility model;

[0033] Figure 3 This is an axial view of a meridian-assisted therapeutic instrument according to this utility model;

[0034] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of a meridian-assisted therapeutic instrument according to this utility model;

[0035] Figure 5 This is a normal heart rate waveform;

[0036] Figure 6 This is an abnormal heart rate waveform.

[0037] In the picture:

[0038] 1. Wearable part; 11. On / off switch; 12. Press port; 13. Slide; 14. Limiting part;

[0039] 2. Pressing body; 21. Slip ring; 211. Slide groove; 212. Locking part; 22. Pressing airbag; 23. Monitoring probe. Detailed Implementation

[0040] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of this utility model will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other implementation methods obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0041] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more; the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," "front end," "rear end," "head," "tail," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0042] In the description of this utility model, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0043] Example 1:

[0044] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown:

[0045] A meridian-assisted therapeutic device includes a wearable part 1 and a pressing body 2; wherein,

[0046] Wearable part 1 can be worn on a limb. In this embodiment, the limb refers to the human forearm. Wearable part 1 is equipped with a main control board (not shown in the figure).

[0047] There are multiple pressing bodies 2, which are slidably disposed on the wearable part 1 along the length direction of the wearable part 1. Each pressing body 2 is provided with a monitoring probe 23 for monitoring heart rate, and the monitoring probe 23 is connected to the main control board for signal transmission.

[0048] The main control board can control the pressure and duration of the acupoints pressed by the monitoring probe 23 based on the heart rate information monitored by the monitoring probe 23.

[0049] The meridian-assisted therapy device provided by this utility model can monitor the wearer's heart rate through the monitoring probe 23 and judge the wearer's heart status based on the monitored heart rate information. If there is an irregular heart rate, the main control board will control the action of the pressing body 2 so that the monitoring probe 23 on the pressing body 2 can press on the corresponding acupoint of the wearer, thereby relieving the wearer's symptoms of irregular heart rate and avoiding the occurrence of excessive heart fatigue.

[0050] In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are specific treatment plans for this symptom (arrhythmia) without any side effects. The ancient medical text, *The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*, records that this meridian originates in the chest, emerges from the pericardium, descends through the diaphragm, and connects with the Triple Burner. One branch runs along the chest, emerges from the ribs, descends three inches below the armpit, ascends to the armpit, descends along the inner side of the upper arm, runs between the Taiyin and Shaoyin meridians, enters the elbow, descends the forearm, runs between the two tendons, enters the palm, and runs along the middle finger to its tip. Another branch runs from the palm along the little finger to its tip. It is rich in blood and deficient in Qi, with Qi and blood flowing to this meridian at the hour of Xu (7-9 PM). When this meridian is affected, symptoms include hot palms, spasms and tightness in the arms and elbows, swelling in the armpits, and in severe cases, fullness in the chest and ribs, palpitations, flushed face, yellow eyes, and incessant laughter. Diseases arising from this meridian include restlessness, heart pain, and hot palms. For these diseases, if there is excess, drain it; if there is deficiency, tonify it; if there is heat, treat it quickly; if there is cold, retain it; if there is sinking, moxibustion is applied; if there is neither excess nor deficiency, treat according to the meridian. In cases of excess, the radial artery pulse is twice as large as the philtrum pulse; in cases of deficiency, the radial artery pulse is smaller than the philtrum pulse.

[0051] The above information shows that the pericardium meridian is closely related to relieving palpitations and chest pain, which are modern understandings of heart disease symptoms. Through continuous clinical verification, acupoint intervention has shown very good prognoses in both the onset and control of the disease.

[0052] In one real-world example, after a patient experienced various discomforts and allergies while trying numerous medications to control symptoms, treatment was administered to acupoints along the pericardium meridian, resulting in immediate and significant effects. For details, see: Saudi Medical Journal, November 2015; 36(11):1351–1353.

[0053] The five Shu points on the pericardium meridian, such as Neiguan and Jianshi, are treated using the inverted horse needle method, along with the Xi-cleft points of the pericardium meridian. This method effectively controls and significantly treats symptoms of palpitations and chest tightness (a conclusion drawn from a one-year follow-up study conducted in Portugal).

[0054] When using the meridian-assisted therapy device, the wearer can wear the device on their forearm and then use the body measurement method to determine the positions of multiple pressing bodies 2. In this embodiment, there are three pressing bodies 2. The three pressing bodies 2 are moved to the Neiguan acupoint, the Jianshi acupoint, and the Xi-cleft acupoint on the pericardium meridian, respectively. Then, the monitoring probe on the pressing body 2 can be used to monitor the wearer's heart rate information, and the corresponding acupoints can be pressed when the heart rate is irregular.

[0055] It should be noted that the concept of the above-mentioned body measurement method was proposed as early as the period of the "Neijing" (Inner Canon of Medicine), but it was not perfected and matured until the Tang Dynasty's "Qianjin Yaofang" (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold).

[0056] It refers to using certain parts of the patient's body surface as units of measurement for acupoints.

[0057] The width of a thumb is one inch;

[0058] Two fingers held together make one and a half inches;

[0059] Two inches is three fingers held together;

[0060] Three inches is the length of four fingers held together.

[0061] In this embodiment, the positioning of the pressing body 2 is achieved by measuring from the connection between the palm and the arm with three fingers together. The first pressing body 2 is moved to a position three fingers away from the connection between the palm and the arm; the second pressing body 2 is moved to a position three fingers away from the first pressing body 2; and the third pressing body 2 is moved to a position three fingers away from the second pressing body 2, in order to complete the determination of the acupoint.

[0062] Using this method to position the pressing body 2 allows ordinary people to use the meridian auxiliary therapy device at home.

[0063] In an optimized version, the wearable part 1 is equipped with an on / off switch 11, which is electrically connected to the main control board, making the use of the meridian-assisted therapy device more convenient.

[0064] In an optimized configuration, the wearable unit 1 is equipped with an electric shock module (not shown in the figure), and the main control board is electrically connected to the monitoring probe 23 through the electric shock module.

[0065] The meridian auxiliary therapy device monitors the wearer's heart rate information through the monitoring probe 23, and the main control board controls the opening and closing of the pressing body 2 according to the heart rate information.

[0066] If the wearer has an irregular heart rate, the main control board will control the pressing body 2 to press and / or shock the wearer's acupoints to stimulate the acupoints, thereby relieving the wearer's symptoms of irregular heart rate and preventing excessive fatigue of the heart.

[0067] It should be noted that the main control board determines the wearer's heart rate in the following ways:

[0068] In a normal heart rate waveform, see Figure 5 There are several regular wave bands that maintain a rhythmic beating. The sequence PQRST point is a normal waveform. The starting point of P is the beginning of the sequence of heartbeats triggered by the sinoatrial node. The compression port 12 of part 1 is tightened by a fixing strap so that the wearing part 1 can be securely worn on the wearer's hand.

[0069] In an optimized configuration, the outer wall of the wearable part 1 is provided with a slide 13, see [reference]. Figure 1 The slide 13 extends along the length of the wearing part 1;

[0070] The slip ring 21 is provided with a groove 211 at the position corresponding to the slide block 13. The slip ring 21 is slidably mounted on the wear part 1 through the cooperation of the groove 211 and the slide block 13, so that the slip ring 21 can slide more conveniently.

[0071] In an optimized configuration, the wearable part 1 is provided with a limiting part 14, which extends along the length direction of the wearable part 1.

[0072] The slip ring 21 is provided with a locking part 212 at the position corresponding to the limiting part 14. The slip ring 21 is positioned by the cooperation between the locking part 212 and the limiting part 14.

[0073] When the wearer or medical staff moves the multiple slip rings 21 to the corresponding positions, the positions of the slip rings 21 will be fixed by the cooperation of the locking part 212 and the limiting part 14, so as to avoid the situation where the position changes and affects the use of the meridian auxiliary therapy device.

[0074] Preferably, the limiting part 14 is a rack, and the teeth of the limiting part 14 are disposed away from the wearing part 1;

[0075] The locking part 212 is an elastic protrusion, see [reference]. Figure 4 The locking part 212 is locked in the locking teeth of the limiting part 14;

[0076] When the wearer or medical staff slides the slip ring 21 forcefully, the locking part 212 will be squeezed and deformed by the locking teeth on the limiting part 14 until the locking part 212 moves between another set of locking teeth, at which point the locking part 212 will return to its initial state.

[0077] Furthermore, when the slip ring 21 moves to the appropriate position, the locking part 212 will engage and fix with the corresponding locking tooth to limit the change in the position of the slip ring 21.

[0078] The optimized main control board contains an intelligent algorithm for controlling the pressure and duration of the acupoint presses by the monitoring probe 23.

[0079] Example 2:

[0080] A method for using a meridian-assisted therapeutic device, the method being implemented using the meridian-assisted therapeutic device described in Example 1, the method comprising the following steps:

[0081] Wear the wearable part 1 on the user's arm;

[0082] The positions of multiple pressing bodies 2 were determined by the same body size measurement and positioning method;

[0083] This then travels to the atrioventricular node, triggering ventricular contractions. Each segment has a fixed and regular wavelength and duration. This rhythm ensures that the blood flow speed is maintained, preventing possible blood stagnation and the formation of blood clots.

[0084] In cases of arrhythmia or atrial fibrillation, the sinoatrial node loses its initiation mechanism for electrical stimulation; see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 6 Without a P-point, the stimulation of electrical waves cannot proceed regularly, and the sinoatrial node loses its dominant function, making it unable to maintain a regular rhythm; the atrioventricular node will then try its best to make the heart beat irregularly, possibly faster or slower.

[0085] The first sign is irregularity; there is no discernible pattern between points R and R, coupled with the absence of a clear point P and the short intervals between R points.

[0086] The monitoring probe 23 sends the monitored heart rate information to the main control board, which uses the programmed algorithm to determine the wearer's heart rate. If there is an irregular heart rate, the main control board will control the pressing body 2 to press and / or shock the wearer's acupoints to stimulate the acupoints.

[0087] Five minutes after pressing or delivering an electric shock, the main control board will monitor the situation again via the monitoring probe 23 until the heart rate drops to a relatively normal range, thereby alleviating the patient's symptoms and the resulting excessive fatigue of the heart.

[0088] The optimized version of the aforementioned pressing body 2 includes a slip ring 21 and a pressing airbag 22, see [link / reference]. Figure 2 ;in,

[0089] The slip ring 21 is slidably sleeved on the wearable part 1 along the length direction of the wearable part 1 so as to adjust the slip ring 21 to the corresponding acupoint, so that the monitoring probe 23 can press and / or shock the corresponding acupoint when the wearer has an irregular heart rate.

[0090] The wearable part 1 is provided with a pressing port 12. In this embodiment, the wearable part 1 of the meridian auxiliary therapy device is sleeved on the arm, and the pressing port 12 corresponds to the location of the wearer's pulse.

[0091] The aforementioned airbag 22 covers the inner wall of the slip ring 21 corresponding to the pressure port 12, and the monitoring probe 23 is set on the side of the airbag 22 facing the pressure port 12 so that the monitoring probe 23 can be pressed on the wearer's pulse.

[0092] In an optimized form, the aforementioned wearing part 1 is a cylindrical structure with openings at both ends, making it more convenient to wear and remove the wearing part 1.

[0093] The aforementioned pressing port 12 is provided on the side wall of the wearing part 1, and both ends of the pressing port 12 extend to the openings at both ends of the wearing part 1.

[0094] Preferably, fixing straps (not shown in the figure) are provided on both sides of the pressing port 12 for wearing.

[0095] The main control board can control the pressure and duration of the monitoring probe 23 pressing the user's acupoints based on the heart rate information provided by the monitoring probe 23.

[0096] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A meridian-assisted therapeutic instrument, characterized in that: The device comprises a wearing part (1) and a pressing body (2); The wearing part (1) can be worn on a limb, and a main control board is arranged on the wearing part (1); The number of the pressing bodies (2) is multiple, multiple pressing bodies (2) are arranged on the wearing part (1) in the length direction of the wearing part (1), and a monitoring probe (23) for monitoring heart rate is arranged on the pressing body (2), and the monitoring probe (23) is signal connected with the main control board; The main control board can control the force and time of the monitoring probe (23) pressing acupoints according to the heart rate information monitored by the monitoring probe (23).

2. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: An on-off switch (11) is arranged on the wearing part (1), and the on-off switch (11) is electrically connected with the main control board.

3. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 2, characterized in that: An electric shock module is arranged on the wearing part (1), and the main control board is electrically connected with the monitoring probe (23) through the electric shock module.

4. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing body (2) comprises a sliding ring (21) and a pressing air bag (22); The sliding ring (21) is sleeved on the wearing part (1) in the length direction of the wearing part (1); A pressing port (12) is arranged on the wearing part (1), the pressing air bag (22) covers the inner side wall of the sliding ring (21) corresponding to the pressing port (12), and the monitoring probe (23) is arranged on one side of the pressing air bag (22) facing the pressing port (12).

5. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 4, characterized in that: The wearing part (1) is a circular cylindrical structure with both ends open, the pressing port (12) is arranged on the side wall of the wearing part (1), and both ends of the pressing port (12) extend to the openings at both ends of the wearing part (1).

6. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer side wall of the wearing part (1) is provided with a sliding seat (13) extending in the length direction of the wearing part (1); The sliding ring (21) is provided with a sliding groove (211) corresponding to the position of the sliding seat (13), and the sliding ring (21) is slidably arranged on the wearing part (1) through the cooperation of the sliding groove (211) and the sliding seat (13).

7. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 6, characterized in that: A limiting part (14) is arranged on the wearing part (1) extending in the length direction of the wearing part (1); The sliding ring (21) is provided with a clamping part (212) corresponding to the position of the limiting part (14), and the sliding ring (21) is positioned through the cooperation of the clamping part (212) and the limiting part (14).

8. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 7, characterized in that: The limiting part (14) is a rack, and the clamping teeth of the limiting part (14) are arranged away from the wearing part (1); The clamping part (212) is an elastic protrusion, and the clamping part (212) is clamped in the clamping teeth of the limiting part (14).

9. The meridian auxiliary therapeutic instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: An intelligent algorithm for controlling the pressure and implementation time of the monitoring probe (23) pressing acupoints is written on the main control board.

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